Created by former marine biologist Stephen Hillenburg, Nickelodeons hugely popular cartoon series SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS chronicles the wacky adventures of an overly enthusiastic sea sponge & his oceanic pals in the underwater town of Bikini Bottom. Living in a pineapple home with his meowing, catlike pet snail, Gary, the fry-cook sponge (inimitably voiced by Tom Kenny) happily flips Krabby Patties at a fast food restaurant owned by the money-grabbing Mr. Krabs (Clancy Brown) that is, when hes not engaging in nautical nonsense with his dim-witted starfish friend, Patrick (Bill Fagerbakke); annoying his tentacled & perennially grouchy neighbour & co-worker, Squidward (Rodger Bumpass); visiting the displaced Texan squirrel, Sandy Cheeks (Carolyn Lawrence); or fending off the megalomanic plans of the evil protozoan, Plankton (Doug Lawrence). Employing a vibrantly colourful animation style that bears the distinct influence of REN & STIMPY, SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS has become a veritable pop-culture phenomenon that appeals to children & adults alike with its wholesome, yet slyly subversive, brand of goofy humour (as well as an impossibly catchy theme song). This collection introduces the adventures of the absorbent, yellow, & porous one with all 40 episodes of the series debut series.